Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-11-09
me Only Living WAR Horse.


Probably tho only horse living which
served ID the rebellion Is owned in
Cleveland BY Mr. Francis Bramiey. Of
No. ], 074 Forest street, says The fsaia
Dealer sChubb's Is his name, but II
does not describe the old fellow very
well now, for time has slrunken the
gallant steed's sinews. roughed his
coat, and brought his ribs obtrusiyely
to the front. His early life is shadow
ed in obscurity. He is known to have
spent bis youth in the bluegrass
region of Kentucky, but who was his
father and who was his mother it is
impossible at this time to say.
Quartermaster ID. s. Trumbull, OF
the oath Kentucky rode him through
the early years of the war, and In 1858,
before the battle OF Lookout Noun
tain, presented him to his friend
Bramley, Of the 103d Ohio volunteer
infantry. Chnbb was good horse
then. He was baptized with fire,
listened to the roar Of artillery, gall
loped with his master over many a
bloody field and served through the
entire war.
He was in a score of battles and
carried to victory no less distinguished
soldiers than Gen. Jack Easement and
Col. James Pickands, both gentlemen
natives of the Western Reserve, the
former now dead, the latter a promi-
nent and wealthy citizen Of Cleveland.
He never belonged to either of these
gentlemen but was loaned to them by
Mr.. Bramley, who could not be per-
suaded to part with his trusty horse
at any price.
..He's no thoroughbred" said Mr..
BramIey yesterday, .sbnt he is blooded
and there wasn't horse in the army
better than he was. He went through
the entire war. / had him with me in
Kentucky, Georgia, Tennessee, Ala
bama, and North Carolina. He was
good all around. He could pull like a
mule and I had him working when |
had charge Of the wagon train. He
was a splendid saddle horse and was
mighty shrewd, too. rode him for
six months when we were foraging for
the army. There wasn't anything
could get ahead of him either. When
I brought him north with me | used
him for driving. / used him SO for
years.
Two years or SO ago, when he was
so or SO years old, Chubb had an at
tack Of the old war spirit. Perhaps
he heard bugle or the beat of a
drum. Something started him; he be-
came manageable and ran away
with Mr.. Bramley, who was driving
him. Then he was deprived of his
rank as carriage horse and ignomin-
iously put to teanling. There was
life in the old fellow and he worked
hard for his board and lodging for two
years. His owner thought he had
earned respite from hard labor and
for the past year he has been retired
from active service. He banquets
daily on generous supply of oats
and enjoys in his old age the compan-
ionship Of his masters children. DC
casionally he goes to q soldiers re-
union. He proudly lifts his head at
the cheers Of his companions of the
war. He pricks up his ears at the
rattle of drum and tries to prance
at the sound of the bugle and seems to
enjoy the occasion as much as any OF
his two-footed friends. Good old
horse, faithful to his country, faithful
to his friends, exchanging like Cincin-
natus the glories of war for the labor
of peace.
Never but once has he resented the
insult done him by placing him, the
war charger and pride of his regi-
ment, in the harness with plebean
draught horse.